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Monday, October 15, 2007

Travel Insurance Works to Protect Families

WARWICK, R.I. -- "There's no place like home forthe holidays," states the ever-popular carol of old. Traditionally eachyear at this time, thousands of travelers pack up their families and headfor the best destination of all: the holiday dinner table. "The challenge can be getting there," comments Peter Evans, ExecutiveVice President of InsureMyTrip.com. "According to the Travel IndustryAssociation of America (TIA), nearly half of all U.S. family travelconsists of visits to relatives and friends. This means that during theholiday season especially, the overall number of travelers risessignificantly, and the potential for en route challenges to occur alsoincreases. At this time of year, it is most important to be an informedtravel consumer and plan ahead with travel insurance." Travel insurance works to protect families (and your financialinvestment) while traveling, in the event that it is delayed, interrupted,or canceled, and can help you prepare for the unexpected. "Sometimes thethrill of seeing our loved ones for the holidays is suddenly sidelined by acase of the flu or other serious ailments," explains Evans. "In fact,unforeseen illnesses and medical emergencies are the number one reason manyfamily trips are canceled." That's why a variety of benefits, designed toaddress the needs of traveling families, are included on most travelinsurance plans such as: -- Package Policies -- Travel Medical Policies -- Medical Evacuation Policies -- Flight Accident Policies Trip cancellation package policies offer the broadest protection withcoverage for trip cancellation, interruption, baggage, travel delay, andmedical and emergency medical evacuation. Travel delay is always at theforefront of travelers' minds during this period, and these packagepolicies provide reimbursement for hotel accommodations, meals, andtransportation caused by weather-related delays and cancellations. So this holiday season, give the whole family a gift and visithttp://www.insuremytrip.com for the family friendly coverage that bestsuits your travel needs, or call (800) 487-4722 to speak with one ofInsureMyTrip's expert travel insurance professionals. Customer servicerepresentatives are available seven days a week, M-F 7 A.M. - Midnight,Sat. 9 A.M. - 6 P.M. and Sun. 11 A.M. - 6 P.M. ET.